Chapter 239 Who is the real team leader?
Even when he got on the plane, Materazzi was still listless and lacked energy.
Ever since what happened at the World Cup, he has been subjected to constant attacks and abuse.
Wherever he goes, he seems like an MT that attracts hatred and will definitely be scolded by the fans at the scene!
It would be fine if he was just scolded, but the key is that his colleagues on the field looked at Materazzi with contempt. Not only did they frequently foul him, some of them were malicious fouls with clear purposes. Some players even thought he had a bad character and refused to shake hands with him after the game, turning a friendly match into a match of enmity.
The fans' abuse and the players' attacks and humiliations were not fatal blows.
The most important thing is that even FIFA believes that Zidane's foul was Materazzi's fault.
This characterization left Materazzi speechless and he was forced to be labeled the villain of football!
"Marco, you should keep a low profile for a while and stay out of the spotlight. Once everyone's attention is diverted to other things, they will naturally forget about this matter. Except for the French fans, you should go to France less often this year. I'm afraid you will be beaten!"
Captain Zanetti saw that Materazzi was in a low mood and came over to comfort him.
"Captain, do you also think I'm a bad guy?"
Materazzi raised his head and looked at Zanetti with a hint of expectation, as if he wanted to hear a fair and objective evaluation from Zanetti.
"Uh, this..."
Zanetti was speechless for a moment. He didn't want to lie to his teammates, but if he told the truth it would definitely hurt his teammates' self-esteem.
Before he could think of how to answer, Lin Feng's voice came from beside him:
"Of course not. We Chinese have a saying that goes, 'The more the enemy opposes you, the more it shows that you are doing the right thing.' They are attacking you so frantically now because your tactics are so effective in killing people."
Materazzi was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, feeling that he had finally found a soulmate.
Everyone else misunderstands me, scolds me, and insults me, but am I not doing that for the team?
Just by saying a few trash words, I managed to get the opponent's core player sent off, and also disrupted the opponent's morale. At least half of the credit for Italy's victory should be attributed to me. Do you think it's easy for me?
Just when Materazzi was moved by having found a soulmate, Lin Feng poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Marco, your tactics are good, and the lethality is indeed very strong, but the side effects are too great, and it is easy to hurt yourself!"
Materazzi shook his head nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. As long as the team can win, what does it matter if I suffer a little loss or get scolded a little?"
Seeing that Materazzi didn't care, Lin Feng put on a serious face:
"It's true that you've been through a lot, and ordinary verbal attacks won't work on you, but what if they insult your wife, parents and children? Can you still ensure that you won't be blinded by anger and do something impulsive like Zidane did?"
Just as Lin Feng said before, since this tactic is so effective, there will definitely be people who will imitate it on the field.
Perhaps the imitator may not dare to use this trick against other players, but when using it against Materazzi, there is no psychological burden at all, and even the outside world will applaud the opponent's behavior.
Because in everyone's mind, Materazzi is a villain, and villains will be punished by villains!
Materazzi remained silent. He loved his wife, mother and three children very much.
He didn't want these people to be affected because of his own reasons. If the scene that Lin Feng described really happened, he might really not be able to control his emotions.
Seeing that Materazzi's will was shaken, Lin Feng struck while the iron was hot and said:
"And your behavior may not necessarily help the team. On the contrary, it may bring greater trouble to the team. What if everyone learns this trick and uses it on your teammates, breaking the mentality of the core players in the team, or even directly kicking them to death, what will the team's record be like?"
Materazzi's face looked a little ugly. Although he was very reluctant, he had to admit that what Lin Feng said was a possibility that did exist. After all, as he had said before, the effect of this tactic was too good.
Seeing that Materazzi's will was further weakened, Lin Feng released his final move:
"In this World Cup, Italy fought hard to win the six games except the final, including two crucial goals by you.
It can be said that before Zidane launched a header at you, the Italian team's performance was clean and impeccable.
But because of Zidane's red card, the hard work of so many Italian players was turned into nothing.
People will only remember the collision between Zidane and the glaring red card. When discussing this game, most people may think that Italy won unfairly, and what would have happened if Zidane had not been sent off...
"If you and your teammates hear this, what will they think?"
Materazzi's forehead had begun to sweat, and it was unclear whether it was because of the heat or because he felt guilty.
He seemed to see his teammates blaming him, but everything he did was for the team, right?
"You are the ultimate winners and should enjoy the flowers and applause, but the French team, especially Zidane, became the tragic hero. As the fouler, he was forgiven by everyone, but you, who were fouled, became the biggest villain. Don't you feel wronged?"
"But you shouldn't feel wronged, because all of this is caused by yourself, so now you can answer your previous question yourself, are you a bad person?"
After Lin Feng finished speaking, the entire cabin fell silent.
The team members who were watching movies, playing games, and playing cards all looked at him.
Torres, who had just arrived, whispered to Barzagli, who was also a newcomer:
"Has Lin always been so brave? Isn't he afraid of Materazzi turning against him?"
Cruz on the other side heard his words, raised his index finger to his lips, made a gesture of silence, then took out his mobile phone and quickly typed a line of words on the input bar:
"Lin, he's helping Marco!"
Torres and Barzagli looked at each other. Are they really helping each other?
Why does it feel like adding fuel to the fire?
After listening to Lin Feng's words, Materazzi's face changed again and again, and finally he lowered his head and said sincerely:
"I was wrong, I apologize to everyone!"
"You should apologize to Zidane and the French team!"
Vieira, who had been listening attentively for a long time, finally couldn't help it and shouted at Materazzi in an almost roaring tone.
As a member of the French team, he was the real victim. He saw Zidane being sent off with his own eyes and watched the Italian team lift the World Cup trophy in front of them. The anger and grievance in Vieira's heart were like a surging river, endless.
Materazzi had been unhappy with Vieira for a long time. He could talk to Lin Feng in a nice tone, but that didn't mean he would be so nice to Vieira.
So when he heard Vieira's roar, Materazzi subconsciously cursed out.
But someone else had already cursed before him:
"Shut up, you were there, you had over 100 minutes to change the score before Zidane was sent off, what did you do?
Apart from Zidane's penalty, why did you fail to make any progress against Italy's defense in open play?
Even if Zidane hadn't been sent off and Italy had scored all five of their penalties, could you really have won the shootout?"
Lin Feng stared at Vieira and asked three questions in a row, leaving Vieira speechless.
He couldn't answer these questions, and he had never thought about them before. He only blamed Materazzi and even Zidane for not being calm enough.
But now, after Lin Feng's reminder, he thought about it carefully and had to admit that winning this game was much more difficult than he had imagined.
Seeing that Vieira was silent, Lin Feng didn't say anything else.
After all, Zidane was really sent off, and the result of his being sent off must have had an impact on the French team. In the absence of being able to restore the fact that Zidane was not sent off, no matter how you whitewash Italy, you can't escape the suspicion of unfair victory.
On the contrary, it was Materazzi's reaction that made Lin Feng look at him with a higher regard:
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I will publicly apologize to Zidane and seek his forgiveness!"
Seeing Materazzi give in, Lin Feng and his teammates breathed a sigh of relief.
Ma Erlangzi is notoriously unruly and it is really not easy to make him surrender!
The old players all gave Lin Feng a thumbs up, and the new players looked at Lin Feng with awe. Even big-name stars like Crespo looked at Lin Feng differently than before.
Although I can't believe it, the facts are in front of me. This 18-year-old boy is the real leader of Inter Milan!
Mancini, who had been watching quietly for a long time, couldn't help but give Lin Feng a thumbs up when he saw that the problem was solved.
Sure, the young man has a high reputation in the team!
However, it seems that there is still a small conflict between Materazzi and Vieira. Look at this coach who took action and solved it easily.
So he said solemnly:
"In that case, Materazzi, shake hands with Vieira and forget all the previous grudges and unpleasantness!"
The players thought that the coach would be able to easily handle the situation.
however……
"I reject!"
"No one would shake his hand!"
Both Materazzi and Vieira seemed to be giving him little face, which made the players look at Mancini with a bit strange eyes!
……
The Italian Super Cup will be held on August 8th, but when Inter Milan arrived in China it was only the 28rd, which was still four or five days away from the start of the game.
Inter Milan's arrival so early obviously surprised many fans.
But even so, after learning the news, a large number of fans still rushed to the airport to enthusiastically welcome Inter Milan.
"Lin Feng, I love you!"
"Zanetti is the captain forever!"
"Torres little golden boy!"
……
The fans who came to pick up the players at the airport, holding various cheering signs and shouting the names of their favorite players, rushed to the exit frantically, making the security personnel responsible for maintaining order at the scene very nervous.
Although they knew that Inter Milan, a European giant, had a great influence and had prepared a large number of manpower in advance, they still underestimated the madness of the fans, and the number of fans who came to inquire exceeded their expectations. What was even more frightening was that at this time, there were still a steady stream of fans coming from all over the place.
Among these fans, more than half were holding Lin Feng’s portraits and logos, and most of the rest were fans of veteran stars such as Zanetti, Figo, Crespo, etc.
Because of his blond hair and handsome appearance, Torres was called the Golden Boy by many fans, and he also attracted many fans, including a large number of female fans.
In addition to these, players like Cruz, who performed well last season, and Recoba, known as the Chinese boy, are also very popular in China, and many fans hold up their names and portraits.
As for Cambiasso, Samuel, Cordoba and others, since they do the dirty and tiring work and have few opportunities to be in the limelight, they have relatively fewer fans.
As for Materazzi, although he was very popular, his reputation was so bad that there were very few fans holding up his name at the scene. There were even some fans of Zidane who, upon learning that Materazzi was coming, specifically held up Zidane's portrait high to disgust Materazzi.
In the past, Materazzi would have been furious.
But after being enlightened by Lin Feng and his teammates on the plane, he is now able to accept these things in a calm manner.
……
The reason why Inter Milan came so early was, on the one hand, to adapt to the venue in advance and prepare for the Super Cup.
On the other hand, I was invited by the Chinese Football Association to participate in some football charity activities here.
During this period, Lin Feng also participated in community football activities with his teammates and filmed a public service advertisement to promote football.
In recent years, football fever has become popular again in China, and the Football Association's original idea of taking over professional youth training and cultivating young talents in sports teams has become possible.
This has attracted great attention from the top management of the Football Association, who are afraid that the anti-gang operation currently being carried out in the domestic football world will affect this wave of football fever. Therefore, they want to use the huge influence of Lin Feng and Inter Milan to offset this negative impact and set a positive example for the majority of young football players.
Lin Feng is not opposed to these charity activities. As long as he can contribute to the development of Chinese football, he is willing to do it.
On August 8, the Roma team also arrived in Shanghai.
Inter Milan then ended all its activities and began to prepare for the game seriously.
Due to the impact of the phone-gate scandal, Juventus was relegated, AC Milan and Fiorentina were deducted 30 points respectively, causing Roma's result to rise from fifth place last season to second place, becoming the runner-up of Serie A.
So, this game turned into a contest between the double champions and the double runners-up.
If being the double champion is a compliment, then being the double runner-up is definitely a humiliation.
Roma is eager to get rid of this hat, and after a summer of active preparations, they can't wait to launch a revenge battle against Inter Milan.
"Brother Feng, do you have tickets?"
The day before the competition, Lin Feng received a call from Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang just came back from a competition abroad. Because he was competing abroad before, he had no time to buy tickets. In addition, tickets for this Super Cup are too difficult to buy. Now even scalpers are out of tickets.
If he really couldn't get it, he wouldn't have bothered Lin Feng at this critical juncture.
Lin Feng was also very happy to learn that Liu Xiang was coming to watch the game:
"Brother Xiang, if you ask for it, then we have to have it. How many do you want?"
"Uh, let me count, one, two, three, four, five... Including myself, there are six tickets in total. That's a bit too much. Will it be troublesome?"
Liu Xiang felt a little embarrassed. If he was alone, it would be fine, but all the members of Xiang's team wanted to come and watch the game, so he couldn't leave them all alone, right?
"I only have five cards in my hand. Wait for me to share them with my teammates. I'll give you news in the evening!"
(End of this chapter)
